Happy Stinko de Mayo from my cat Stinky. Okay, with Times Square bomber news dominating, on to more mundane matters: city finances. The city’s issuing
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The BOE Sedatives, Plus: Zoo Tix For You
Update: Check out the photos Local Eyes posted from Mayor Finch’s Shanghai! What’s going on around here? No one’s mad? No yelling. No screaming. No
Read moreThe Budget: Carrot Or Stick? Plus: Jimmy’s HQ Opening
So you’re a city firefighter and you feel like you’ve done your part to help dowse the flames of city red ink. City bean counters have
Read moreMayor Shows His China Chops
Hey, Mayor Bill Finch is going to China. Can you blame him? Budget’s a pain in the ass; Cape Verdean community in an uproar over treatment of
Read moreBudget Politics, A Leap Of Faith
This is a kooky budget cycle for several reasons. Mayor Bill Finch wants to avoid a tax increase with reelection next year and State Rep. Chris Caruso
Read moreThe Best Rumors, The Best Deals, Come One, Come All, Plus: The Disappearing Ink Campaign
Grab your scorecards and truth serum. Tonight in Hartford the Connecticut Convention Center transforms into a political gossip factory for the annual Jefferson Jackson Bailey moolah grab where 1400 great
Read moreWho’s The Biggest Sucker? Paging SuBy
Phineas Taylor Barnum died on this day in 1891. He was 80, a prolific number for the era. That guy was no sucker. Well, maybe
Read moreMayor’s Budget Letter
The following is Mayor Bill Finch’s budget letter to the City Council. The mayor writes about state aid reductions forcing a challenging municipal budget, a tax increase
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